The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-28
SMALL Pox AT cREENvlLLg.
The Dread Disease Breaks Out
Among the italian Laborers.
The Action Taken by the State Board
of Health.
A Strong Guard Placed About the
Hospital and Camp Quarantine.

GREENvILIE, June G.-A case Of con-
fluent small pox appeared in one Of the Ital-
ian camps on the Wilson stream about ten
miles from the village Of Greenyille on Fri
day last The person attacked by this dread
ed disease is an Italian boss who came from
the city of New York about ten days ago
and consequently brought the infection with
him from from that city or from some place
through which he passed on his way to this
section. The Canadian Pacific Railroad
Company have an hospital in the vicinity Of
Greenville ami another at West Cove, about
a mile from this village. To these hospitals
all persons sick and all who meet with ac-
cidents are token. The physician in attend
anee at the camp on Wilson stream, not
knowing the trouble with this man, sent him
out to the sick hospital about half mile
from West Cove, over which DR.. Hunt of
Greenyille has charge. As soon as he saw
the man, which was a short time after he
was taken from that camp, he ordered him
removed to temporary pest house beyond
the limits of habitation, some three miles
from the station at West Cove where the
sick man is now confined. DR.. Hunt at once
notified the local board of health Of this
place, and all precautions possible was at
once and is now being taken to prevent the
spreading of the disease. The State Board
of Health was at once notified of the case
and asked to come on or send whatever in
struetions they deemed necessary in regard
to taking proper action in the matter. The
building in which the man is confined is
strongly guarded so that no person can ap-
proach it or in any way come in contact with
the disease. The camps from which he came
have been quarantined and a strong guard
placed over them in order to prevent any
who have been exposed from coming from
the camps, and to prevent persons from 60
ing into the infected district 1t is believed
here by the people that the prompt measures
taken by their officials and also by the town
authorities will prevent any further spread
ing of the disease.
ITO the Associated Press.1
In the vicinity of Greenyille and along the
line of the Canadian Pacific Railway are
hundreds of Italian laborers. The contrac-
tors have a staff Of physicians employed to
look after the health Of their employees as
well as to be on hand in case of accident
There has been some delay in organizing their
medical force, establishing temporary hospi-
tails, &c. Several Italians have been sick
with the measles and various ills flesh is
heir to. Two deaths have occurred from
measles. The sick have been kept
in tents near the work, and some
few have been brought to Greenville
and occupy an old tumble-down rookery in
pasture near West Cove, altogether too near
the residents. Friday last an Italian from
out on the line, who was sick, was allowed
by the physician there to come to Green
vile and join his unfortunate comrades,
and share their meagre accommodations. He
continued to grow worse, and ON Sunday
morning DR.. Hunt pronounced the disease
small pox. Immediately guard was placed
near them. and-an -annl lulunieatinn with the
-1nfected place was cut off. Notices and
warnings have been posted in all public
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